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Warden's Way

Linear Trail · Cotswolds

550

XP

about 5 h 6 min walking

Strenuous
22.38 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.

Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance route by the LDWA

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561 m

282 m

3 m

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

376 m

Drop

341 m

Highest

299 m

Lowest

90 m

Walking time

about 5 h 6 min

Which way round

As mapped: Easy first 1.5 km, climbs 14% for 450 m early on, comes down 18% for 230 m midway.

Reversed: Easy first 5.3 km, climbs 18% for 230 m midway, comes down 14% for 450 m near the end.

Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.

Main climb: km 3.2–4.3, from 191 m to 299 m.

How the 22.3 km splits

Flat

12.6 km

Climbing

4.1 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.6 km

Descending

4.6 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.3 km

Link it with other walks

Gustav Holst Way

Shares 6.1 km of path · meets at km 4.2, 8.1, 21.9

55.92 km

Diamond Way

Shares 4.7 km of path · meets at km 7.9, 12.4

106.71 km

Winchcombe Way

Shares 1.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 6.3

68.3 km

Heart of England Way

Shares 1.5 km of path · meets at km 19.9, 21.0, 21.3…

166.46 km

Windrush Way

Starts here too · Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.7, 21.9

21.96 km

Wychavon Way

Crosses at km 0.0

103.04 km

Cotswold Way

Crosses at km 0.1

164.94 km

Monarch's Way

Crosses at km 19.9, 21.7, 21.9

920.73 km

Oxfordshire Way

Crosses at km 21.9

109.25 km

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